t->verdict < 0) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
-                               if ((strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
-                                           XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0) &&
-                                   t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1)
-                                       return 0;
-
                                /* Return: backtrack through the last
                                 * big jump.
                                 */
 
                             t->verdict < 0) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
-                               if ((strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
-                                           XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0) &&
-                                   t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1)
-                                       return 0;
-
                                /* Return: backtrack through the last
                                   big jump. */
                                do {
 
                             t->verdict < 0) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
-                               if ((strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
-                                           XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0) &&
-                                   t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1)
-                                       return 0;
-
                                /* Return: backtrack through the last
                                   big jump. */
                                do {
 
        compat_uint_t verdict;
 };
 
+static bool verdict_ok(int verdict)
+{
+       if (verdict > 0)
+               return true;
+
+       if (verdict < 0) {
+               int v = -verdict - 1;
+
+               if (verdict == XT_RETURN)
+                       return true;
+
+               switch (v) {
+               case NF_ACCEPT: return true;
+               case NF_DROP: return true;
+               case NF_QUEUE: return true;
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 int xt_compat_check_entry_offsets(const void *base, const char *elems,
                                  unsigned int target_offset,
                                  unsigned int next_offset)
        if (target_offset + t->u.target_size > next_offset)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (strcmp(t->u.user.name, XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0 &&
-           COMPAT_XT_ALIGN(target_offset + sizeof(struct compat_xt_standard_target)) != next_offset)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (strcmp(t->u.user.name, XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0) {
+               const struct compat_xt_standard_target *st = (const void *)t;
+
+               if (COMPAT_XT_ALIGN(target_offset + sizeof(*st)) != next_offset)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               if (!verdict_ok(st->verdict))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        /* compat_xt_entry match has less strict alignment requirements,
         * otherwise they are identical.  In case of padding differences
        if (target_offset + t->u.target_size > next_offset)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (strcmp(t->u.user.name, XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0 &&
-           XT_ALIGN(target_offset + sizeof(struct xt_standard_target)) != next_offset)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (strcmp(t->u.user.name, XT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0) {
+               const struct xt_standard_target *st = (const void *)t;
+
+               if (XT_ALIGN(target_offset + sizeof(*st)) != next_offset)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               if (!verdict_ok(st->verdict))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        return xt_check_entry_match(elems, base + target_offset,
                                    __alignof__(struct xt_entry_match));